The online car search engine was listing 800,000 cars through its platform across much of December 2017, a huge achievement for the company. Carsnip now has more than half of the country’s car dealers on its site.

Carsnip now has 6,500 dealers included in its tech platform. The online search engine was expected to reach 2,500 by the end of 2016 but fast growth meant that number was beaten two and half times over.

The 2016 Car Buyers’ Census, compiled from an online YouGov poll by the search engine Carsnip, revealed a growing ‘generation gap’ among drivers, with many younger people embracing new technologies and peer-reviews to make the task of purchasing a car easier than ever.

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Carsnip Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 711949). Carsnip is a credit broker and works with credit brokers, lenders and their appointed representatives (such as car dealers) and may receive payments for displaying financial offers or commission for applications or completed loans from its partners. Carsnip does not contract directly with consumers on any finance application.